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Sean follows in Drake's footsteps
Helping hand: John Drake Memorial Scholarship winner and Mt Albert 1st XV lock Sean Brookman plans on studying criminal law at
Auckland University next year.
Photo: JASON OXENHAM
By SCOTT MORGAN
The connection between Mt
Albert Grammar School and
late All Black John Drake
continues to grow.
First XV lock Sean Brook-
man has won the John Drake
Memorial Scholarship after
former student Matthew
Matich picked up the inaug-
ural prize last year.
After Drake passed away
suddenly from a heart attack
in 2008 at just 49 the scholar-
ship was set up by Auckland
University, where the former
prop studied commerce.
Brookman will use the
$15,000 scholarship to help
pay for a law degree at the
university.
As part of the scholarship
he will also play at Drake s
old stomping ground, the
Auckland University Rugby
Club.
The year 13 student says
it d be fantastic to follow in
Drake s footsteps.
What he did on and off the
field is something I would
like to emulate.
Everyone remembers him
for the right reasons.
He says it wasn t a hard
decision to choose law as his
preferred degree.
I ve always taken the right
subjects to go into that field. I
want to go into criminal law
to help people out.
But that doesn t mean the
17-year-old, who stands 1.97
metres tall, won t be
focussing on rugby as well.
Next year I want to secure
a spot in the university
under-21s and hopefully the
premiers.
Beyond next season, New
Zealand age-group teams,
the ITM Cup and Super 15
rugby are all options he s
keen on.
Brookman has played
rugby since he was five years
old, apart from one year of
football.
While his dad Patrick
played football at senior club
level, the New Lynn resident
says his parents are pleased
with his progress.
As for balancing academic
work and rugby training,
Brookman says it can be chal-
lenging.
I ve always had pretty
good time management skills,
but it s never easy.
If you re not doing well
academically, there s no
point. If you re doing well in
rugby it can end in injury
tomorrow and you ve got
nothing to fall back on.
Drake s widow Cathy says
she s thrilled at the calibre of
both scholarship winners.
I was very impressed with
both Sean and Matthew.
John would ve enjoyed
their presentations and their
sense of humour.
They re both outstanding
young men and exemplify the
purpose of the scholarship.